U.S. scientists say they have developed a urine test for hard-to-detect blood clots, which can cause strokes and heart attacks. Lead author and doctoral candidate Kevin Lin, postdoctoral fellow Gabriel Kwong and Sangeeta N. Bhatia, all at ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration halted the selling of the 23andMe Saliva Collection Kit and Personal Genome Service -- a home DNA test. In a letter posted on its website, the FDA alleged 23andMe was being sold without clearance or ...
Quitting smoking is one of the most impactful things a person can do to improve health, lower the risk of disease and increase longevity, a U.S. official says. "Today, as we celebrate the Great American Smokeout, I encourage all smokers ...
After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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A Surrealist-themed holiday pop-up shop designed, installed, and merchandised by students in the Visual Presentation and Exhibit Design program with items for sale from The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Thrift Shop ...
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Germany-based Bayer HealthCare and US-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nexavar (sorafenib), an oral multi-kinase inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with ...
Almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts and pistachios are linked to a 20 percent lower death rate, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Dr. Ying Bao of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School ...
The Direxion Torqueable Microcatheter-a microcatheter for shrinking tumors or blocking aneurysms-has won FDA and CE Mark approval, Boston Scientific recently announced. The FDA granted the Direxion a 510(k) clearance because it retains ...
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Have you ever wondered how many different kinds of energies are available for replacing fossil fuels? Today, there are a number of energies available as replacement to Fossil fuels, such as Hydro energy; Solar energy; Wind energy; ...
Mauna Kea Technologies, the maker of Cellvizio, has announced the granting of the CE Mark and the pre-launch of a comprehensive range of probes aimed at endourological applications, to coincide with its first participation in the 107th ...
Pfizer has secured regular approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Xalkori (crizotinib) capsules to treat patients with metastatic ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The approval was based on ...
California has revised its controversial Technical Bulletin 117 and adopted a new flammability standard that should allow producers to make furniture and baby products that do not contain flame retardant chemicals beginning Jan. 1. ...
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Chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced the development of fabricated nanoparticles that have the ability to self-steer along a programmed trajectory. The particles’ unique design allows for ...
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Sometimes a regular digital camera has the potential to shed light on eye conditions. In the case of infant Noah Shaw, it may have been an early warning of cancer—and an advance in ophthalmology, according to a recent report in ...
Tags: Ophthalmology, Baby Photos, Popular Science
Myriad Genetics, a molecular diagnostic company, and biotechnology firm BioMarin Pharmaceutical have signed a research collaboration agreement for identifying tumor types that may be sensitive to BioMarin's investigational product ...
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